Tests Ruvidar with light therapy in bladder cancer not responding to BCG
Tests Ruvidar bladder infusion with light therapy in adults with bladder cancer.
Key facts
- Who runs it
- Theralase® Technologies Inc.
- Where
- Bala-Cynwyd, Chicago, Gahanna, Greenwood, Madison, Myrtle Beach, Nashville, Richmond, San Antonio, and Syracuse, United StatesSee the 10 sitesAlso in 1 other country, 6 sites
- Trial code
- Registry title
- Intravesical Photodynamic Therapy ("PDT") in BCG-Unresponsive/Intolerant Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer ("NMIBC") Patients
- Status
- Recruiting
- Phase
- Phase 2
- People taking part
- 90 people, planned
- Started
- 30 Aug 2019
- Expected to end
- Dec 2027
- Type of study
- Interventional
- Treatments tested
- Ruvidar® (TLD-1433) bladder infusion and PDT
- Record updated
- 24 November 2025
Who can take part
AI summary
From the trial's eligibility criteria. Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.
The trial is looking for adults with high-grade non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (carcinoma in situ) that did not respond to BCG treatment or who cannot tolerate BCG.
- Age
- Older than 18 years.
- Sex
- All sexes.
- Disease stage
- Non-muscle invasive bladder cancer with carcinoma in situ (CIS), with or without removed papillary disease (Ta, T1), high grade, confirmed by biopsy. The latest cystoscopy/TURBT must be within 12 weeks of the study procedure.
- Earlier treatment
- Must be unresponsive to BCG (at least five of six doses of a first course plus at least two of three maintenance doses, or at least two of six doses of a second course) or intolerant to BCG. Cannot have had intravesical chemotherapy within 1 month, or another investigational drug or device within 1 month.
Main reasons for not taking part
- Past or current muscle-invasive or spread (metastatic) urothelial cancer
- Cancer of the urothelium outside the bladder
- Active visible blood in the urine (gross hematuria)
- Another cancer that is getting worse or needs active treatment
- Pregnant or breastfeeding
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- Be willing and able to provide a written Informed Consent Form ("ICF") for the Study
- Be > 18 years of age on day of signing ICF
- Have histologically confirmed NMIBC CIS via biopsy with/without resected papillary disease (Ta, T1) (high grade) using the 2004 World Health Organization ("WHO") / International Society of Urologic Pathology classification system. The most recent cystoscopy / TURBT must have been performed within 12 weeks of the Study Procedure date to confirm: histology, grade and stage
- Intolerant to BCG or considered BCG-Unresponsive, which is at least one of the following:; At least five of six doses of an initial induction course, plus at least two of three doses of maintenance therapy, or; At least five of six doses of an initial induction course, plus at least two of six doses of a second induction course
- Are not candidates for cystectomy on medical grounds or refuse radical cystectomy
- Have an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group ("ECOG") performance score of 0 to 2
- Have satisfactory bladder function. Ability to retain Study Drug for a minimum of 60 minutes
- Are available for the duration of the Study including follow-up (approximately 15 months)
- Female patients of childbearing potential must have a negative Human Chorionic Gonadotropin ("HCG") pregnancy test taken during the screening visit and confirmed prior to the Study Procedure
- Female patients of childbearing potential must be willing to use 2 methods of birth control (i.e.: oral contraceptive, pills, diaphragm or condoms) or be surgically sterile, or abstain from heterosexual activity for two weeks after the Study Procedure. Patients of childbearing potential are those who have not been surgically sterilized or have not been free from menses for >1 year
Who cannot take part
- Has concurrent extravesical (i.e.: urethra, ureter, renal pelvis, prostate or prostatic ducts) non-muscle invasive transitional cell carcinoma of the urothelium. (confirmed by staging to exclude extravesical disease, which may include radiological imaging and/or biopsy) within 3 months of enrollment:; If previous work up occurred more than 3 months prior to enrollment, staging for extravesical disease must be repeated prior to enrolment in order to determine eligibility
- Have a known additional malignancy that is progressing or requires active treatment. Exceptions include basal cell carcinoma of the skin, squamous cell carcinoma of the skin that has undergone potentially curative therapy, in situ cervical cancer or localized prostate cancer under active surveillance with Gleason 6 disease. A history of prostate cancer that was treated with definitive intent (surgically or through radiation therapy) is acceptable, provided that the following criteria are met: Stage T2N0M0 or lower Prostate-Specific Antigen ("PSA") undetectable for 2 years while off androgen deprivation therapy or no more than 2 consecutive rising PSAs
- Currently receiving treatment with a prohibited concomitant therapy (refer to 12.2.1, Prohibited Medications)
- Participated in a study with an investigational agent or device within 1 month from the first dose of current Study Procedure
- Prior treatment with an intravesical chemotherapeutic agent within 1 month of the first dose of current Study Drug, with the exception of a single perioperative dose of chemotherapy immediately post-TURBT (not considered treatment)
- Have an active infection requiring systemic therapy, including active or intractable Urinary Tract Infection ("UTI"), not resolved prior to the procedure
- Have a history or current evidence of any condition, therapy, surgery or laboratory abnormality that, in the opinion of the PI, might confound the results of the study, interfere with the patient's participation in the study, or is not in the best interest of the patient to participate
- Past or current muscle invasive (i.e.: T2, T3, T4) or metastatic urothelial carcinoma
- Active gross hematuria
- Has any contraindication to general or spinal anesthesia
- Is pregnant or breastfeeding within the projected duration of Study II, starting with the screening visit through to two weeks following the last Study Procedure
Where in United States
Also in 1 other country, 6 sites
- Site 02-008 - MidLantic UrologyBala-Cynwyd, United StatesContact: Arkady Mandel, MD, PhD, DScNo longer taking part
- Site 02-012 - University of ChicagoChicago, United StatesContact: Megan MendezTaking people
- Site 02-017 - Central Ohio Urology GroupGahanna, United StatesContact: Benjamin CareyTaking people
- Site 02-016 - Urology of IndianaGreenwood, United StatesContact: Brittiny CurrinTaking people
- Site 02-011 - University of Wisconsin Health University HospitalMadison, United StatesContact: Abigail WiedmerTaking people
- Site 02-006 - Carolina Urologic Research CenterMyrtle Beach, United StatesContact: Jennifer SuttonTaking people
- Site 02-007 - Urology Associates, P. CNashville, United StatesContact: Tiffany PaineTaking people
- Site 02-009 - Virginia UrologyRichmond, United StatesContact: Arkady Mandel, MD, PhD, DScNo longer taking part
- Site 02-010 - Urology San Antonio P. ASan Antonio, United StatesContact: Arkady Mandel, MD, PhD, DScNo longer taking part
- Site 02-015 - Associated Medical Professionals of New YorkSyracuse, United StatesContact: Nora HoodmakerTaking people
About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
This is a phase II, open-label, single-arm, multi-center Study conducted in Canada and the United States. Patients with Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer ("NMIBC") Carcinoma In-Situ ("CIS") (with or without resected papillary disease (Ta, T1)) that are considered Bacillus Calmette-Guerin ("BCG")-Unresponsive or who are intolerant to BCG therapy. BCG-Unresponsive is at least one of the following: At least five of six doses of an initial induction course plus at least two of three doses of maintenance therapy; or, at least five of six doses of an initial induction course plus at least two of six doses of a second induction course. Patients experiencing disease relapse within 12 months after finishing the second course of BCG therapy are considered BCG-Unresponsive. The Study will consist of 90 patients who will undergo one (1) Study Procedure, with up to two (2) additional re-induction Study Procedures based on patient response.
The group in the trial
- 0.70 mg/cm^2 Ruvidar® (TLD-1433) Bladder instillation and Photodynamic TherapyTreatment being tested
Each Study Procedure is a single instillation of Ruvidar® (TLD-1433) (at the therapeutic dose of 0.70 mg/cm\^2) will be infused intravesically into the bladder for approximately 60 minutes, followed by PDT treatment using the TLC-3200 system, which is performed after Ruvidar® (TLD-1433) has been rinsed from the bladder. One Study Procedure will be performed, with up to 2 additional re-induction Study Procedures based on patient response.
Treatment: Ruvidar® (TLD-1433) bladder infusion and PDT
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
Print a page for my doctorData and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- A Phase II Clinical Study of Intravesical Ruvidar® in Patients With BCG-Unresponsive Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer ("NMIBC") Carcinoma In-Situ ("CIS") or Patients Who Are Intolerant to BCG Therapy ("Study II")
- Plain-language title
- Tests Ruvidar with light therapy in bladder cancer not responding to BCGGenerated from the registry record. The registry title is the official one.
- AI summary
- From the trial's eligibility criteria. Read by machine on 12 November 2026.
- Record updated
- 24 November 2025